Fred Noonan: In Amelia’s Shadow

On July 2, 1937, an aircraft disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. Speculation as to what happened to that aircraft has been the subject of public attention, and more than a thousand books, since. But, lost in all the discussion, is that there were two pioneering aviators aboard that Lockheed Electra that never made its scheduled landing at tiny Howland Island, and arguably the one most important to the field of aviation has somehow become merely a footnote.

Aug 12, 2024 | 16:50 | Lance Geiger

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